Which Austin? Lady of Shalott or Teasing Georgia

12 years ago

Help me decide. I've got one sunny spot open and have narrowed down my choices to these Austins: Teasing Georgia or Lady of Shalott.

So which is better in these respects?

--Disease-resistance--blackspot in particular. This is my #1 concern at this point in the selection process.

--Re-bloom--my #2 concern at this point. How quickly do they re-bloom? Are they continuous bloom? Is the re-bloom reasonably heavy?

--Bloom size--which is larger?

--Color--while they are both in the golden tones, I'm not sure how much Teasing Georgia fades away to pale yellow or how orangish Lady of Shalott gets. In terms of just aesthetics, which color is more pleasing?

--Heat tolerance--do triple digit temps absolutely devastate either one (as opposed to the usual response of shrinking blooms or semi-dormancy most roses exhibit). Are they fried or shattered before the day is over?

--Anything else that, in your opinion, makes one preferable to the other one?

Thanks for any info you can provide.

Kate

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karenforroses
12 years ago
It's a little early for me to be able to compare the two as this is the first year I have Lady of Shalott. It's my third year with Teasing Georgia. So far this season, both have been very black-spot resistant, Lady of Shalott especially. And both are in their second round of bloom (we had a cold late spring so the first bloom was later than usual). In my Garden, Lady of Shalott is more apricot than orange, but she has a pale underside and a slight pink/orange edging on the petals. Teasing Georgia is more of a solid apricot for me. I don't get the triple digit temps here in Northern Michigan, but both held their blooms several days when we had weather in the low 90s. I need another year or two to evaluate winter hardiness and long-term vigor. David Austin says Lady of Shalott is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow of his roses - hope he's right. Although it may change as it matures, Lady of Shalott has more of an open vase-shaped form, while Teasing Georgia definitely wants to climb upwards (I put a pillar on her this year). Both are fragrant, but Lady of Shalott has a wonderfully sweet fruity fragrance that I love. Hope this helps you a little, dublinbay. I'll know more by next summer.
the_bustopher z6 MO
12 years ago
While I cannot comment on Teasing Georgia, I can say that my Lady of Shalott has been hanging in there through all the heat we have been having. It has been blooming on and off with small flowers mostly one to a stem. The colors have been bleached somewhat not unlike a lot of other roses in the yard. Occasionally the flowers have fried, but not as badly as some others. They don't last long in the heat, but neither do many of the others either. My plant is still on the small side, but I think it will actually get quite large eventually. While it is still too early to give it a full evaluation, Lady of Shalott has been trying to make a go of it all summer while my Tea Clipper has not done much of anything. Guess which one I like better.
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dublinbay z6 (KS)
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12 years ago
Thank you for the comments--Karen especially since you grow both of them. I'm inclining more and more towards Lady of Shalott for that particular spot in the garden (so glad to hear she seems to have good BS resistance)--especially since I viewed some of Robert's photos of her in the Rose Gallery--they were breath-takingly beautiful! And after the heat we've had this summer, I'm so glad to hear, bustopher, that she doesn't totally collapse in our triple digit heat (though the gardener might)!

I'm now considering also adding a climber in another spot--but can't decide between Teasing Georgia and another yellow Austin climber (I have a separate thread started on that issue). So sorry to hear, diana, about your misfortune with Teasing Georgia. Hopefully I'll learn more about Austin climbers on that other thread.

Anyone else have further comments on Lady of Shalott?

Kate

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